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ROBERT ROWLANDS

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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INTEREGR160 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Bob was perhaps the best professor I have had ever.
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INTEREGR160 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
He would send about 5 emails before his overall message was clear. My group would almost always have to ask for help in order to get any feedback. Still an easy A for the class.
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INTEREGR160 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Bob was a wonderful professor in my INTEREGR 160 class. The biggest challenge we faced all semester was decoding the not so legible, drunken emails that he sends out on a regular basis. All around hes an amazing guy and Id definitely spend a day out on the town with Mr. Bob. If you are a pro at reading friends drunk texts, this is the class for you
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ENGR160 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Amazing. Superb. Chill dude. Definitely would hang with Professor Bob if he'd let me. Easy going but productive at the same time. 10/10 would recommend
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ME 342
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Absolutely terrible professor. Maybe the worst professor in the engineering department. Does not teach, just reads his notes that you have to buy. Never tries to help you learn. Very stand offish attitude towards students. Openly mean towards students that he thinks are asking stupid questions. Avoid if possible.
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